Earlier this year, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources ("MEMR") issued Press Release No. 00022/04/SJI/2018 to continue arranging dozens of overlapping regulations and permits ("Simplification"). So far, 90 regulations and 96 certifications/recommendation/permits ("Regulations") have started since 22 January 2018.

The main objectives of the Simplification are to end the duplication of certificates, reduce bureaucracy and reduce the complexity of the regulatory regime. For example, under MEMR Regulation No. 2 of 2018 on the Enforcement of Indonesian National Standards in the Electric Power Sector, the MEMR has revoked 11 regulations and issued one regulation on NationalStandards in the Electric Power sector. To reduce bureaucracy, Migas and EBTKE have removed the obligation to obtain a Recommendation for RPTKAs (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing) and IMTAs (Ijin Menggunakan Tenaga Kerja Asing). In addition, in the Minerba sector the 5-year reclamation guarantee has been removed which in the past was required along with a post-mining guarantee.